21m people may take out loan this year once lockdown ends

Economy may be precarious, tax rises could be near and unemployment is increasing, but 21m people are considering taking out a loan this year once lockdown ends By Jeff Prestridge, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:58 GMT, 31 January 2021 The economy may be hovering on the edge … Read more

US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain

US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain slid after its US suitor backed away from a bid. The betting giant had … Read more

Cerys Matthews album review: She ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun

Cerys Matthews ends up being too self-effacing in We Come From The Sun… final proof that she’s come a long way from being a pop star By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 16 January 2021 Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra and Ten Poets  We Come … Read more

Car repossessions to restart from February after Covid-19 ban ends

Drivers who fall behind on car finance payments can have their vehicles repossessed by lenders from February as FCA’s Covid-19 ban ends Repossession ban has been in place during the pandemic to protect consumers Exceptional financial hardship caused by Covid-19 has seen repossessions on homes, cars and other products restricted FCA has proposed for motor repossessions … Read more

Price of homes soars by £14k in six months but experts fear it could fade as stamp duty holiday ends

Price of a home soars by £14k in just six months… but experts fear boom could fade away once stamp duty holiday ends Average price of a home in the UK jumped to record £252,211 at the end of 2020 Market was ‘turbocharged’ by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday  Biggest regional annual rise was … Read more

Price of homes soars by £14k in six months but experts fear it could fade as stamp duty holiday ends

Price of a home soars by £14k in just six months… but experts fear boom could fade away once stamp duty holiday ends Average price of a home in the UK jumped to record £252,211 at the end of 2020 Market was ‘turbocharged’ by Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday  Biggest regional annual rise was … Read more

British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK 

UK holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines after Brexit ends cross-border agreement – and drivers from continent can evade penalties in Britain The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines  Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss … Read more

British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK 

British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines  Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss of more than £50million for French government  By … Read more

Top travel writers reveal the perfect British breaks they plan to take as soon as the lockdown ends

Forget Dubai or Barbados – we can’t wait to explore more of Britain when things open up again. Here seven travel writers share where in the UK they long to visit after lockdown, from the Norfolk Broads to the Isle of Skye. Angelina Villa-Clarke – Isles of Scilly  The Mail on Sunday’s Angelina Villa-Clarke wants … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince embraces Qatar’s Emir at Gulf summit as three-year blockade ends

End of the blockade: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman embraces Qatar’s Emir as the countries agree to open their air space and end the diplomatic crisis which began three years ago Saudi Arabia is hosting a Gulf summit in the ancient desert city of Al-Ula On Monday, it was announced the kingdom’s embargo of … Read more